Everybody, please vote tomorrow. It’s important. But that’s easy for me to say.
Everybody, please vote tomorrow. It’s important. But that’s easy for me to say. I live across the street from my polling place. I’m also a cis white man registered to vote in a blue state. Before we preemptively shake our fists at people who may not vote tomorrow, let’s remember that there has been a vast, long-running, systematic effort to suppress voter turnout in this country: An effort to make it expensive or bafflingly complicated to register. To relocate polling locations far away from voters. Even to threaten voters with violence. And of course, these obstructions affect underserved communities the most. SO. Check in with your network. Ask around. Does anyone need a lift to the polls? Does anyone need help keeping an eye on a kid or a cake or whatever while they vote? Would anyone feel safer with a companion? Why not go as a group? And if you need an assist getting to vote, ask around for help. If you are not comfortable posting a FB update saying “Help! I need a ride,” why not reach out to activist friends and ask if they’d post on your behalf. The right person posting “My friend needs a ride to vote. Any help?” could get you some useful responses. That’s all I got. I met an old guy (70s?) this weekend and he was emphatic that this was the most important election of his entire life. So, yeah. Please vote. And help others vote if you can. Photo: SAM DURANT, Let’s Behave Like Americans, 2007, Mirror and spray enamel mounted on plywood and digital print. #SamDurant #selfie @MarcianoArtFDN @Marcianoartfoundation (at Marciano Art Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0Z8iyHk5I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=szlzddh9uqb4 -- source link
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